Chapter 1 -- And Not A Soul in Sight ?

large old theatre, ornate, but in decline and empty. derelict piano, one key missing.
nestful of eggs in the hollow of the wall.

outside, on the street a waiting limousine with mechanical chauffeur.
on nearby lamppost, a nothing news notice.
but, a 'nice' picture of Aunt Crimble.

she used to nibble quail eggs near the women's lavatory, under cover of potted foliage.
always well-timed with pleasant weather.

in the theatre owner's abandoned office, the Green Guild Society Brotherhood's
chalkmarked globe. split at a certain significant(?) meridian.

outside again, a horse with glass eyes pulling a carriage without occupants;
instead full of vegetables. the wheels lurch at a nearly unfortunate angle, across
rail car ruts.

and boiling caps on the ocean, not at all near.